ESTABLISHED SEPTEMBER 19,1878.
SEVENTH grade won prize.
. t.wating News Hems From an Old i
Interesting Corresponde „t.
Rrickhaven, April 23.-The fanners
• ,hi, section are quite appreciative ]
>" ‘J I'® 1 '® ' fen (lavs of settled weather :
°ll are making desperate efforts to ]
lin u al with the belated farm work. ■
s no xious illness in the com- ■
ISv and taking everythng into ,
consideration’ we are happy, busy peo
pl Wr Grade Truelove, who is working ■
, The Pheonix Hill, spent the \veek
a' -i with his mother near Bonsai.
e "irV 0 0 Kennedy and Miss Ruth
Kennedy have returned from a few
a*"' stav with relatives m Durham.
TMiss Marv Mims, of Durham, spent
f v-nek with her mother here.
T Clinton Seawell spent Saturday
and Sunday with relatives near Car-
p. H. Overby and little Beth
nvprbv. have returned from a two
weeks' stay in Southern Pines.
Messrs. Albert Mims and Zeb Ut
ley spent the week-end with friends in
Hl r M. Cotten is making his!
ne w borne more atractive by adding a
coat of paint. . „ ..
There were ro services at Buckhom
church (last Sunday. Mr. Piland, the
0 -tor. is sneering from an attack of j
paralysis. This is Mr. Piland’s sec- |
J, nt l dear on this charge and no more
popular, more beloved pastor can be
found anywhere. His parishoners and j
man y friend? deeply regret his illness j
and wsh for him a speedy recovery.
' The Betterment Association will j
hoM his regular meeting: at the school :
building Wednesday at 2:30 p. m.!
)l av 2. Every member is urged to be j
present.
Mis? Mary Lee Utley, who taught
the seventh grade at Bell’s commur- j
itl school last winter is now home,
the school closed rather suddenly be
(.p,7ce of an enidemic of measles. j
When last fall it opened, the Better
ment Association offered two prizes—
one tor the room making the best £t
fpr>dance. the other to the most cicely
"n o m during the veer. The cev
enth grade pupil? won the latter prize i
imd came second for the attendance
price.
Vvjs. S*»rah Marks. Miss Thelma'
MnTntosli and the Messrs. Marks, of
Sertord. worn guests at the j
Bo T ’ian Ranch.
Mr. Kennedv Mr. .Tas. Johnson,
of Raleigh, have relumed from a bn si- ;
ness trip to High Point and other
places.
Mr. Russell Overby spent the week*
end at Southern Pines.
“The Old Reliable,” The Record,
was indeed a good paper last week.
Good work, Mr. Shaw.
BEAR CREEK TWO NEWS.
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Bear Creek, Rt. 2, Apr. 23.—Mrs. i
M. E. Saunders, who was, before her j
marriage was Miss Carrie Willett, j
was operated on in a Raleigh hospital
Saturday. She was accompaniel to
Raleigh by her mother, Mrs. J. D.
Willett.
L. L. Loyd, of Little Rock, S. C.,
is visiting homefolks on route 2.
Miss Dorthy Willet, of Siler City,
has been viisting her grandparents.
The following were visitors in the
home of T. B. Beal last week: Mrs.
L M. Gilmore, of Pittsboro, route 3;
Mrs. W. I. Williamson and sons, Paul
and Wilbur, of Sanford; Mrs. W. L.
Lennins and Cornelia Rose Moore, of
Raeford and Mr. Mid Mrs. A. P. Holt,
of Salisbury.
R. C. Willett, of Siler City, was a
Sunday visitor in the home of his fa
ther.
J. V. Beaver, of Greensboro, is vis
iting home folks.
E. C. Straughan is on the sick list
this week.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Coggins, Mr.
and Mrs. T. B. Beal and H. L. &oody,
°} Bear Creek, motored to Raleigh
Saturday, returning via Durham and
Chapel Hill.
Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Ellis, of Golds
tar., and J. F. Coggins, Sr., and J. F.
J r., of Hallison, were Sunday visitors
at W. A. Coggins.
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. B. Elkins, of
Little Rock, S. C., have come to spend
v l 'Rummer at Mr. Elkins’ father’s, J.
fr Elkins. Mr. Elkins will farm with
his father this year.
Miss Mary G. Blair, of Pittsboro,
" p £, n t the week-end at G. N. Smith’s,
t • B. Beal attended church service
Bethlehem Sunday afternoon and
heard Rev. R. H. Willis preach a
strong sermon from “Work out your
• w n salvation with fear and trembl
ing.”
, Bobt. M. Marsh, colored, has pur-
CR a?ed a new Ford.
... rs - J- J. Norwood has been vis-
Uin g iier father on route 2, Siler‘City.
News From Asbury.
Hanford, R-4, Apr. 23. —The measles
; ce ! n to be in a dreadful form this
'Prmg, thos that have it now follow:
J. W. Johnson and son, Win-
J • Broughton Johnson, Eva,
‘‘•n tii Mr. B. J. Wicker, Hallie Gun
(Lp i\ nd Pauline Gunter. Glad in
*hat t 0 state they are improving some
Miss Summie Williams spent the
M k ~ erui at home.
KL F a " aman tha Gilmore is visiting
i s ‘ Anna Bums on Cumnock, route
c»nl r ‘ Roy S ted man was a Sunday
"ST on Mr ’ Raid Gunter.
Mrs. Roscoe Williams at-
the services at Zion Sunday,
ri’p/i H , arv ey Stedman was a Sunday
Mr. J. T. Rosser’s.
Jto-v,, n ’ s Roing forward at the
power plant. |
The Chatham Record
SCHOOLS CLOSE.
Other News Items of Interest to Our
Many Readers.
Corinth, Apr. 23.—“ My Irish Rose”
put on by the Corinth school palyers 1
at the new Bonsai-New Hill school
house, was quite a success. The house <
was well filled and appreciative and :
we enjoyed meeting the good people '
of this progressive community.
Miss Lelia Johnson returned to her :
home in Pittsboro last Thursday as- <
ter completing her second successful
term as primary teacher in the Cor
inth school.
Miss Effie L. Morris returned to
her home at Woodville, last Friday
With Miss Morris as principal and
Miss Johnson as primary teacher we
have had another good year of school
and in spite of the measles epidemic
during the last month made an aver
age of nearly 41 out of a total enroll
ment of 48 and ony 24 out of the 48
within the compulsory age. Now as
the longer term schools are being
tried out in neighboring communities
there are a number of patrons of the
Corinth district anxious for a long
er term school. There are not less
than 25 of the smaller children of the
community who could and no doubt
would be kept in school longer than
six months if they had the opportun
ity and i tis only a question of time
until most of the parents will see the
necessity of keeping their children in
school longer than six months each
year. Let us think about this and try
for a seven months schools term next
year.
Mr. Lonnie Womble and a party of
Pittsboro people were welcome visit
ors at Buckhom Sunday.
Mrs. B. M. Fields, of Lee countv,
spent Sunday with her son, W. H.
Fiehls, at Buckhom.
Mr. Robert Sextton and family, of
Fuquav, spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. T. V. Sexton.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Elli«. of Siler
City, spent Sunday with their parents
Mr. a-d Mrs. S. W. Harrington.
On Monday, April 30, there will be
a sale of property over or the Weath
ers estate conducted by Mr. J. D. Mc-
Iver, administrator. There is quite 1
a hunch of property to be sold and the
sale promises to be a big one.
Mr. R. L. Wilson and family, of
Broadwav, spent the week-end with
Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Clark.
KIMBOLTON AND VICINITY..
Pittsboro, Rt. 2, Apr. 23. —Mr. and
Mrs. J. M. Woody and Miss Edna Self,
of Siler City, route 5, Mr. and Mrs. T.
M. Clark, Mrs. Ellen Clark, Mr. Jno.
Clark and family visited at Walter
•Clark’s Sunday.
Miss Dora Clark spent last Friday
night with Miss Luta White.
Miss Alice Johnson delightfully en
tertained a number of her friends at
the home of her parents last Tues
day night. Several games were play
ed, candy was served and everybody
declared that they had a good time,
wishing Miss Johnson would have an
other real soon.
Mrs. H. T. Johnson spent some days
last week with her daughter, Mrs. Joe
Moore near Pittsboro.
Master Farthing Clark is spending
some time with his grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. W. A. Dallon.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Ferguson spent
Sunday with their daughter, Mrs. A.
E. Coleman.
Miss Bessie Johnson is spending
some days with her sister, Mra. C. S.
Burke, at Evans.
Lacy Webster and Geo. Johnson
spent the week-end with their parents.
Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Campbell and
her children spent Saturday and Sun
day at Graham with Mrs. Campbell’s
relatives.
Mrs. W. R. Perry visited Mrs. El
len Clark last Thursday afternoon.
Miss Edith Clark spent Thursday
night with Miss Hayse Ferguson.
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Teague visited
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Womble’s Sun
day*
School closed at Battle Friday.
There were no exercises. The teach
ers treated the children. We regret
very much for Miss Luta White to
leave from the community. She has
made manv friends during her stay.
Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Burke and Miss
Vera Burke spent Sunday afternoon
with Mrs. Burke’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. A. L. Johnson.
Moonshine Kills Buzzards.
Winston-Salem, April 21.—Although
a man may drink modem blockade
“hootch” and survive, a hog and a
buzzard cannot stand its deadly quali
ties, according to a discovery made a
few days ago by a Forsyth deputy
sheriff in the Lewisville section. Mr.
Wagoner, the officers, was out looking
for moonshine plants when he ran up
on a small one man outfit of a five
gallon oil can with a half gallon lard
bucket for a cap. The other fixtures
were just as crude. Around the still
were sevral old fish tubs in which the
beer had been made. The fish odor
combined with that of the decaying
refuse, created a terrible smell, says
the deputy. Leading out from the still
through a wheat field, the officers no
ticed a patch which appeared to have
been traversed by both human beings
and hogs. Following this path, Mr.
Wagoner came upon a dead hog, while
close by lay a dead buzzard. The de
puty figured out that the hog had
visited the still and ate of the refuse
and that before it could get very far
away sickened and died in its tracks.
The death”*of the buzzard is attributed
to its feeding on the carcass of the
hog that had eaten the still slop.
BUILD A HOME NOW!
PITTSBORO, N. C., CHA 17 AM COUNTY, THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 1923.
SECOND COMING OF CHRIST.
Friend Olive Admonishes to Be Pre
pared at All Times.
Dear Editor: —As I am blessed with
the tiipe and have the opportunity, I
want to write a few lines on the sec
ond coming of Christ, and what a joy
it will be to the wise Virgins who
have provided themseves with oil and
are ready to go with Him when cry
is made “Behold, the bridegroom com
eth, go ye out and meet him.” What
a great joy that will be to those who
have religion in their souls.
When we see Jesus coming in the
clouds of heaven, with power and
glory, to take us from this old perse
cuting world, where we have been
scorned; yea, cheated and defrauded
and our names even cast out false
ly for Christ’s sake, it will give us
pleasure and honor.
When we see the angels coming
down after us, to carry us home with
him to sing and shout .forever and
where pleasure never dies, there will
be glory in our hearts to God. There
will be no hypocrisy; there will be no
brother or sister barred from the
meeting house of God because we
shout and give glory to Him.
Listen! Mark what I say, there will
be no weeping there over stubborn
hearted sinners. We try hard here to
in this life to warn them, and encour
age them to attend religious worship.
Yet they pretend to have no time in
the day light and at night their time
and attention is taken up with frivo
lous matters, even if they attend the
preaching of the gospel.
Dear reader, what do you think
such as these will do when they see
Jesus coming to take the righteous
people from the earth and at the same
time open the bottomless pit and turn
old Satan out unon those unprepared.
The sinners will be tormented and
lost. Oh, think of it friends, how Jes
us does love you and gave his life for
you, don’t keep on the downward road
that leads to everlasting destruction,
but come on the Lord’s side and do
Hm will.
Here on earth some call themselves
Christians ami when they meet the
children of God, they are too proud
to speak to them. The scriptures
teach us that God resisteth the proud
and giveth grace to the humble, they
exalt themselves ar.d they shall; God
has said that he that exalteth himself
shall be abased and the humble shall
be exalted.
Jesus is coming to gather His lov
ed ones home, so all ye righteous and
humble Christians have your lamps
burning and ready to meet Him for
He cometh at an hour you think not,
be watching and waiting for your
Lord and master.
Those who are not prepared should
not lose sight of the lake of fire and
brimstone: scomers, liars, extortion
ers and whoremongers and all sinful
ness of man will be punished just so
sure as the Bible is true and no one
doubts that it is not true. Let us all
prepare to be ready and assemble
around the great white throne when
the roll- is called up yonder.
Dear reader, are you a sinner? If
so will you stop and think and begin
to pray and strive to enter at the
straight and narrow gate. Jesus op
ened that gate on the cross for you
and for me and all poor sinful creat
ures on earth. Jesus loves you. I
beg you to seek salvation and be pre
pared for the second coming of Christ.
May God bless and save you all, is
the wish of, Yours in Christ,
Benson, N. C. J. T. OLIVE.
NEGRO FARMERS OF CHATHAM.
The extension service of the Unit
ed States department of Agriculture
for North Carolina, is putting on a
campaign for farm gardening among
th negro farmers of Chatham county.
A large number were present on Sun
day, April 8, at the Haywood public
school, on which occasion Prof. L. H.
Roberts, farm demonstrator for Wake
county, was present and spoke.
He urged the cultivation of the farm
garden and gave valuable instruction
relating to the same.
Two things about a negro farm
home attract the attention of the
thoughtful. The one is the woodpile
and the other is the garden. It is us
ually th case with many negro farm
ers to wait the urgent need for wood
before getting a supply. And then a
load of green pine is hauled in and
dumped and cut, or sawed, as needed.
Why not use a few days during the
idle time in summer and prepare an
ample supply of wood for the winter?
The next attraction about the farm is
the garden, or the want of it. Many
of our farmers do not realize the im
portance of the garden as an econo
mic and a health producing factor.
The cost of living may be largely re
duced by a well kept garden. The
health of the wamily may be greatly
promoted by the healthy supply of
vegetables to be had from the garden.
Most vegetables contain vitamines, a
most essential element of food mater
ials. In order to bring this subject to
the attention of negro farmers a cam
paign is now on in Chatham county.
These should enter into the spirit of
the movement with purpose and earn
estness. The initial campaign ends on
the 25th but the work should be kept
up. Another meeting should be held
at Pittsboro and all the negro farmers
of Chatham county should attend it
and hear the matter discussed by able
experts. CHAS. N. HUNTER.
School to Close Saturday.
•
Commencement exercises at Moses
school will be held at the school house
next Saturday night, April 28th. The
teachers advise us that the public will
be welcomed.
A SPLENDID MAN GONE.
Death of Harlowe Taylor Early Wed
v nesday Night.
i
When it was passed from mouth to j
ear early Thursday morning of last
week, April 19th, that Harlowe Tay
lor had died every one stood in awe
and was sorrowful. His death occur
red at 9 o’clock Wednesday night, Ap
ril 18th, but owing to the early print- j
ing of the paper last week we did not j
have it, the paper having been printed
before he died.
Mr. Taylor had not been so well for!
several days but he did not take his
bed until two days before his death:
and his condition was not then con
sidered serious, but he gradually grew
weaker and he called his devoted chil
dren to his side and told them that his
time had come to go and he made ev
ery preparation to that effect.
In early childhood Mr. Taylor was
afflicted with an illness that robbed
him of his .speech and hearing, but
his keen intellect and close observa
tion kept him abreast of the times
and much better informed than many
people who possess every faculty.
He was appointed jailor at the first
term of Leon T. Lane as sheriff of
Chatham county, and he has since
held that position, distinguishing him
self in £he place and it has been said
that he was far more competent than
many who had preceded him.
Besides two daughters, Misses Paul*
ine and Emily, he leaves one sister,
Mrs. T. M. Simpkins, of Raleigh, a
brother, George R. Taylor, of Atlan
ta, Ga., one half sister, Mrs. Strud
wick Nash, of Charleston, S. C., and
two half brothers, Bruce Taylor, At
lanta, Ga., and Henry Taylor, of Wil
mington.
Pneumonia and complications was j
the immediate cause of Mr. Taylor’s;
death and while specialists, nurses and
loving hands and hearts administered
to him he could not overcome the
sickness and he left us all with sor
rowing hearts at his death.
He was buried Friday morning, Ap
ril 20th, by the side of his wife, who
preceded him to the grave several
years ago, in the Episcopal cemetery
in Pittsboro, Rev. W. E. Allen, rector
of St. Bartholomew’s church conduct
ing the funeral ceremony, while there
was in attendance practically every
citizen of Pittsboro and many for
miles surrounding. During the ser
vice all the stores closed, the court
house Was closed and there was a
pall over the town as each one real
ized they had lost a good man and a
splendid citizen.
Mr. Taylor was one of the nearest
friends to the editor of this paper. He
had given us some half dozen sub
scriptions, induced others to take the
paper and he was a constant source
for news for our paper. He was true
and he was real.
If the sunshine which a baby brings
into the home, even if its sojourn is
brief, cannot be dimmed by its death,
if a child growing to manhood or wo
manhood gives to the parents a de
velopment of the heart and head that
outweighs any grief which its demise
can cause, how much more does
a long life full of kindly deeds leave
us, indebted to the Father who both
gives and takes away. We think that
by the means of both the telephone
and the telegraph, talk to those who
are many miles away, but the achieve
ments of the heart are even . more
wonderful for the heart that gives in
spiration to another’s heart influences
all the generations yet to come. What
finite mind, then, can measure the in
fluence of a life that touched so many
lives as did Harlowe Taylor’s.
To the young death is an appalling
thing, but it ought not to be to those
whose advancing years warn them of
its certain approach. As we travel
along life’s road we must pause again
and again to bid farewell to some fel
low traveler. In the course of nature
the father and mother die, brothers
and sisters follow, and finally the
children and the children’s children
cross to the unknown world beyond,
until the king of terrors loses his pow
er to affright us and the increasing
company on the farther shore makes
us first willing and then anxious to
join them. It is God’s way.
Mr. Harlowe Tavlor was a son of
the late William Harlowe Taylor, and
at his death was 54 years of age.
Fall Creek News.
Bear Creek, Rt. 3, Apr. 23.—Mr. J.
W. Phillips has bought Mr. S. M.
Scott’s mules.
Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Phillips spent
Saturday night and Sunday in the
home of Mr. B. F. Scott.
Miss Ethe Phillips is visiting rela
tives at Spray.
Mrs. Beulah Spoon spent last week
with Mrs. T. B. Bray.
Miss Eva Brewer visited Miss Nel
lie Brewer last Wednesday.
Messrs. J. W. Phillips and S. M.
Scott were business visitors in Siler
City Saturday.
Mrs. Ada McManus and Mrs. M. M.
McManus visited Mrs. Nannie Brooks
Wednesday.
Mrs. A. H. Brooks visited her moth
er, Mrs. Charity Scott, Friday.
Miss Nellie Brewer visited Miss
Eva Scott Saturday night.
Misses Mary Guthrie and Eula Tea
gue spent Saturday night at Mr. C.
R. Jones.’
A large crowd attended the sing at
Fall Creek Sunday afternoon, the
singing being done by Coleridge Choir
and was fine.
The members are reuested to meet
at Fall Creek Saturday morning be
fore the first Sunday in May to clean
off the cemetery.
There will be a memorial serviee at
Fall Creek church the second Sunday
in May.
DEATH OF A GOOD MAN.
N. B. Justice Died Suddenly at His
Home at Kimbolton.
On Monday night at 8 o’clock Nath
an B. Justice died at his home at Kim
bolton. Mr. Justice was in his usual
health until at 4 o’clock in the after
noon he fell in his home and remained
unconscious until his death Monday
night. Attending physicians state
that his death was caused by a hem- j
orrhage of the brain. j
Mr. Justice was a highly esteemed
man and a prosperous farmer in his
community and in addition to his leav- •
ing numerous relatives, he is surviv-.
d by a multitude of friends. i
The funeral was conducted on Wed
nesday at Hickory Mt. Baptist church
where he had held his membership
and was a leader in the church. The
obsequies were held at 2 o’clock and
the church was filled with sorrowing
friends and loved ones.
There are four sons and four daugh- j
ters, in addition to a wife left behind. j
i The daughters are Mrs. Rufus Dor-;
sett, Spencer, N. C.; Mrs. Hugh Peo- i
pies, of Bonlee; Mrs. J. J. Hackney
and Mrs. James Smith, of near Siler j
1 City. The sons are Frank Justice,
Washington, D. C., Fred, Pearl and
Jesse.
Mr. Justice was a good friend to the
editor of this paper, a regular pat
ron and just a few days ago had ad-.
vanced his subscription for another
time.
Peace to his ashes.
MT. GILEAD NEWS.
Pittsboro, Rt. 1, April 23.—Mr. and
Mrs. John Lasater, of New Hill, visit
i ed Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Hatley Sunday.
Miss Leonie Neal has returned home
I from a visit to her sister, Mrs. S. J.
, Johnson,,* of Apex. j
I Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Hajtley, of Ra-j
leigh, and Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Hatley, :
of Carey, visited Mr. and Mrs. Donnie
Hatley Sunday.
Misses Annie and Vallie Hatley
spent Saturday in Pittsboro.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Beckwith, of
New Hill, spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. Bunyan Hatley.
Mr. Dink Griffin and Mrs. Mattie
j Clark spent Sunday afternoon with
Mrs. Alice Griffin.
Mr. and Mrs. Dollie Griffin spent
Sunday with their daughter, Mrs.
Ralph Burnett.
Mr. and Mrs. John Burnett visited
her father, Mr. A. J. Mann, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Carrol, of
Dunn, spent the week-end with Mr.
Wesley Williams.
Miss Wilma Dark, teacher of Mann j
school, returned home Saturday, school.
having closed Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Hackney j
have been very ill the past week with'
influenza. i
Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Johnson, of Apex
spent Tuesday night with their par- j
ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Neal.
The Record has already gone be- j
yond our expectation. It is improv
ing wonderfully.
The piece of poetry in last week’s
paper, “People Will Talk,” was fine.
Hope everybody read it.
Mr. J. W. Neal and family visited
at Mr. J. J. Hatley’s Sunday after
noon.
Miss Ethel Herndon, of Raleigh,
spent the week-end at her home.
Mrs. Emmie Hatley was very bad
ly frightened Friday afternoon while
on her way from her garden. She met
a large snake in the path and Mrs.
Hatley, trying to scare the snake
away, threw a rock at it killing it in
stead. Mrs. Hatley is 60 years old
and it was the first snake she had
ever killed.
Misses Leola Riggsbee and Lona
Pendergraph ,of West Durham, spent
the week-end with Miss Louise Riggs
bee.
Mrs. W. L. Brasington and little
daughter, Willie Mae, have been sick
the past week but are better.
News of New HilL
New Hill, Apr. 23.—Mr. and Mrs. J.
L. Godowin and Robt. Beckwith mot
ored to Raleigh Tuesday shopping.
Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Sauls and child
ren, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. I. H.;
Heame Sunday.
Mrs. Moody Womble was in Apex
Tuesday having dental work done.
Mr. Wm. Bland made a business
trip to Raleigh last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordan Copeland and
children were guests of Mr. and Mrs. I
W. A. Drake Sunday. •
Mrs. Adelaide Holt spent the latter,
part of last week in Merry Oaks with.
Mrs. Edwards.
Claud Bland, of Durham, spent the
week-end with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Wm. Bland.
Mrs. Ed Holt and children spent |
Sunday with Mrs. Mann, at Haywood. !
Andrew Ellis and Douglas Puryear
motored to Apex Saturday on business
Miss Mozell Poe spent the week-end.
with her grandmother.
Miss Hilda Lasater spent the week-j
end with Miss Lilia Ellis.
Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Windham, of
Merry Oaks were guests at the home
of Mr. Andrew Jones Sunday.
Mrs. Newton Bryan and little son,
and Miss Maggie Bryan and W. L. j
Beckwith were guests of Mr. and Mrs.
W. H. Beckwith Saturday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Claud Beckwith, Mr.
and Mrs. J. C. Lasater visited rela
tives near Bynum Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Buck Heame andj
daughter, Nellie, spent a while in thei
home of Mr. and Mrs. Joel Jones Sun
day. !
Miss Hattie Heame was married to
Mr. J. H. Hinesley Sunday at Merry
Oaks.
LOOK AT YOUR LABEL
COURT UPHOLDS CO-OPS.
Tobacco Growers Win Verdict in High*
est Tribunal of State.
The Tobacco Growers Co-Operative
Association won in the Supreme Court
of North Carolina last week, what has
been termed the most important co
operative decision yet rendered in
the United States, when Chief Jus
tice Clark handed down an opinion in
which he stated: “The co-operative
systme is the most hopeful movement
ever inaugurated to obtain justice for
and improve the condition of farm*
ers.”
In this decision by the highest tri
bunal of the State, it was pointed out
1 that the members of the tobacco co
operative are absolutely protected
against profit or urjfhir manipulation.
“The act establishes a complete plan
of orgainzation for co-operative mar
keting of agricultural products un
der the fullest public supervision and
control. Every possible safeguard
I against private profit, manipulation by
| a few powerful members, squeezing
: out of the weaker members and abuse
! of powers are embraced in the law.”
according to Chief Justice Clark,
j The right of the asosciation to col
lect liquidated damages was made
; clear by the court, which stated, “the
law permits liquidated damages in
case of breach, indeed, such damages
would have been allowed without any
statutory provision,” and pointed out
i that on account of the co-operative
nature of the enterprise, ’and since it
makes no profit, a grower who has
breached his contract must pay the
cost of the suit, including premiums
for bonds, expenses and fees in the
action, as the membership of the as
sociation is limited to growers, and a
contract breaker breaches his contract
against his fellow members, so that
it would be unfair to make them pay
j for his violation.
! “It is an entire misunderstanding of
the fact that an order 1 y systematized
co-Operation among the producers to
prevent a sacrifice of their products
and realize a living wage for the la
borer and a reasonable profit for the
producers, has any analogy to the
system by which great combinations
of capital have prevented the laborer
and the farmer alike from realizing a
reasonable reward and a 'decent liv
ing,” declared Chief Justice Clark.
Defining the difference between a
corporation and a co-operative the
chief justice, in handling, down the de
cision of the court, declared, “the co
operative prinicple requires its ser
vices to be performed for the co-op
i erative members by their appointed
; representatives, and not by independ
ent business units dealing at arms
j length and striving for profit.
I This decision disposes of the case
iof Maynard Magnum, prominent de
i fendant, of Durham and ex-employe
of the association; the case of W. J.
i Ball, large and wealthy planter of
I Warren county, and the cases of W. T
! Jones and Z. A. Harrell, which were
‘ the first to be tried by the Tobacco
Growers Co-Operative Association.
ANOTHER HOMICIDE.
Moses Powell Shoots and Kills Jpe
Bookman Sunday.
Sunday afternoon Coroner George
W. Brooks was summoned to hold an
inquest over the body of Joe Book
man who was shot to death by Moses
Powell at the home of Ben Dorsett in
Hickory Mountain township. All of
the parties are negroes.
From what we can learn it seetois
that Bookman and Powell and several
> other negroes were at the home of
Dorsett when Powell accused the dead
man of making scurrilous remarks
about his (Powell’s) wife. One word
brought on another until the shooting
began. Powell claims that Bookman
took his hat and hid his breast; that
he ran his hand under the hat after a
pistol; that he saw the butt end of
the gun, etc. Powell says he went in
to another room and got his pistol and
shot twice at Bookman both shots tak
ing effect in the head, killing him al
most instantly.
Powell came to town and gave him
self up to the sheriff. At the inquest
which started Sunday and was con
j tinued until Monday on account of
j two or three witnesses who had left
the scene of the shooting being need
; ed. Powlel was returned to jail for
safe keeping.
! It is said that Powell told different
tales about the shooting. He first
j said that he went into a room and
I procured a pistol, but when brought
, back to Pittsboro he told different
! ones.
| When Bookman was examined by
the coroner for a pistol one was found
in a holster inside the dead man’s
j vest.
The following named gentlemn sat
! on the case: G. J. Griffin, Ernest Wil
; Hams, Fred Nooe, Sam Griffin, John
Bums and Bob Farrell.
: At the adjourned session of the cor
! oner’s jury Monday afternoon, after
, several witnesses had been xamined,
■ the jury returned a verdict that “the
deceased came to his death from gun
‘ shot wounds inflicted by Moses Po
| well, and that he be imprisoned with
out bail.”
! In the further examination of Powell
it was disclosed that Bookman was
shot in the top of the head, the balls
ranging downwards. The witness
swore that he shot the deceased while
he was approaching and that Book
, man had his hand on his pistol which
I witness saw plainly.
It was thought by some that the
1 dead man must have been sitting
down in a chair when shot Powpll
stands charged with murder and will
have to stand trial for same at the
next term of Superior court, which
meets May 14.
NUMBER 46.